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Tokyo Metropolitan University, Department of Management describes research in influenza

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 20th, 2010

A new study, 'A novel screening method for influenza patients using a newly developed non-contact screening system,' is now available. According to a study from Hino, Japan, "In places of mass gathering, rapid infection screening prior to definite diagnosis is vital during the epidemic season of a novel influenza. In order to assess the possibility of clinical application of a newly developed non-contact infection screening system, we conducted screening for influenza patients."

"The system is operated by a screening program via a linear discriminant analysis using non-contact derived variables, i.e., palmar pulse derived from a laser Doppler blood-flow meter,...

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